Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	78	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	78	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	78	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	78	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
H	86	Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Kerrville / Kerr		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton

(1) Joseph W. Burkett, Jr., in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Callan Graham, resigned 8/9/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Member card reflects beginning date of 11/13/1951. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 78th Legislature, R.S., HR 391. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial, March 2002, p. 272. Texas Bar Journal.
• Memorial, May 1962, p. 444. Relatives: Joseph W. Burkett Sr. - father, Joseph W. Burkett Jr. - son. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

• Texas National Guard and United States Army, World War II. "Mr. Burkett served in the Texas National Guard for three years and in the U.S. Army for four years during World War II, 18 months of which he spent in the European Theatre of Operations as a member of the 416th Field Artillery Group of the 20th Corps Artillery of Gen. George S. Pattons 3rd Army. He was awarded two Battle Stars for his service in the Battle of the Rhine and the Battle of Central Europe." Obituary, Joe Burkett, Jr., San Angelo Standard-Times, 4/30/2001. Tom Green County, TXGenWeb Project.

Other Resources

• Joseph Washington Burkett, Jr., birth date 11/15/1912, death date 4/27/2001, burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County. Find a Grave.
• Obituary, Joe Burkett, Jr., San Angelo Standard-Times, 4/30/2001. Tom Green County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

• Photograph. Joe Burkett, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Burkett, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Joe Burkett, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Burkett, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Burkett, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959 General Investigating Committee   Highways and Roads   Judiciary   Labor   Revenue and Taxation   School Districts

55th R.S. - 1957 Common Carriers   Judiciary   Labor   School Districts   State Affairs

54th R.S. - 1955 Conservation and Reclamation   Insurance (Chair)  Labor   Revenue and Taxation   Veterans' Land Program, Investigation, Special (Chair)

53rd R.S. - 1953 Game and Fisheries   Insurance   Labor   Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   State Affairs